November 2016
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Following the published review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF), commissioned by Government and undertaken by Lord Stern, this seminar provided an opportunity to examine key recommendations in the Review, including in the areas of promoting excellence, reducing administrative burden and improving efficiency, extending submissions to all research staff, and widening the definition of research impact.
Sessions examined key recommendations in the Review, including in the areas of promoting excellence, reducing administrative burden and improving efficiency, extending submissions to all research staff, and widening the definition of research impact.
Delegates assessed the extent to which the concept of impact - and its proposed greater weighting in the overall REF score - would affect the commercialisation of UK research outputs.
They also considered the Stern Review’s proposals for utilising the REF to incentivise interdisciplinary research, as well as concerns around whether the REF process furthers the concentration of research funding to a select group of institutions.
